As Charles III is crowned Canada’s King, Canadians take stock of their relationship with the monarchy
The results of an Angus Reid Institute survey last month found that slightly more than half of Canadians said they don’t want Canada to continue as a constitutional monarchy, and the same percentage believe that Charles will be a worse monarch than his mother.
Canada likely to keep calm and carry on with the monarchy
Many of the people who will tune in see all the pomp, circumstance, and ceremony to formalize the position of a man born in England, allegedly anointed by God to be monarch of his nation and ours, won’t have been alive the last time such a spectacle took place. The coronation of King Charles III […]
King Charles III’s coronation a chance for Canada to break away from monarchy, says Bloc MP Fortin
A ceremony will be held in Ottawa for the coronation of King Charles III on May 6, which will begin a new chapter in Canada’s history, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
There’s something about Harry
The bottom line of this latest royal train-wreck? The real problem is that the British constitutional monarchy is based on an idea that is antithetical to democracy. Which is why so many countries have rejected the British monarchy, and why Canada should seriously revisit this outdated arrangement, this national hangover from colonial times.
Celebrated actor, singer-songwriter, film producer among 2023 Order of Canada recipients
Musician Lorraine Segato was once courted to run for office by the NDP, while storied actor Victor Garber has punctuated his career by playing Canadian icons, like former diplomat Kenneth Taylor.
